Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
(Lissabon 1908–1992 Paris)
Les irrésolutions résolues XXVI, signed and dated, 1969, charcoal on canvas, 89 x 116 cm, framed
Provenance:
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris (label on the reverse)
Private Collection, France
European Private Collection
Literature:
P. Sers, Vieira da Silva, Chroniques de l’Art Vivant, no. 5, Paris 1969,
pp. 10–11 with ill.
Rafael J. Cardoso, Breve apontamento sobre a pintura de Vieira da Silva, República,17 febbraio 1970
G. Weelen, J. Jaeger, Vieira da Silva. Catalogue Raisonné, Skira-Geneva, 1994, p. 477, no. 2325 with ill.
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva,
8 October – 22 November 1969, exh. cat., with ill.
Executed in 1969 for the prestigious Galerie Jeanne Bucher in Paris, Les irrésolutions résolues XXVI is a masterclass in Vieira da Silva’s unique visual language. The work presents a complex cityscape where the boundaries between abstraction and representation dissolve.
Through an intricate web of charcoal and graphite lines, the artist explores an expanding perspective that lacks a traditional vanishing point, offering instead a "resolved irresolution" that is both visionary and calming.The title reflects the artist’s core belief that "uncertainty is my certainty." Rejecting absolute truths, Vieira da Silva invites the viewer into a space of relativity. Her compositions are deeply rooted in memory, echoing the sensory impressions of her childhood in Lisbon—most notably the diamond-patterned cobblestone streets (calçada)—reinterpreted through the lens of her experience as an immigrant in post-war Paris.
A central figure of the Art Informel movement, Vieira da Silva developed a highly personal style that defied categorization. While influenced by the spatial explorations of the Sienese School and masters like Paolo Uccello and Cézanne, she forged a path centered on the exploration of space and rhythm. Maria Helena Vieira da Silva’s work has been exhibited worldwide and is held in major museums and private collections including the MoMA and Guggenheim in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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(Lissabon 1908–1992 Paris)
Les irrésolutions résolues XXVI, signed and dated, 1969, charcoal on canvas, 89 x 116 cm, framed
Provenance:
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris (label on the reverse)
Private Collection, France
European Private Collection
Literature:
P. Sers, Vieira da Silva, Chroniques de l’Art Vivant, no. 5, Paris 1969,
pp. 10–11 with ill.
Rafael J. Cardoso, Breve apontamento sobre a pintura de Vieira da Silva, República,17 febbraio 1970
G. Weelen, J. Jaeger, Vieira da Silva. Catalogue Raisonné, Skira-Geneva, 1994, p. 477, no. 2325 with ill.
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva,
8 October – 22 November 1969, exh. cat., with ill.
Executed in 1969 for the prestigious Galerie Jeanne Bucher in Paris, Les irrésolutions résolues XXVI is a masterclass in Vieira da Silva’s unique visual language. The work presents a complex cityscape where the boundaries between abstraction and representation dissolve.
Through an intricate web of charcoal and graphite lines, the artist explores an expanding perspective that lacks a traditional vanishing point, offering instead a "resolved irresolution" that is both visionary and calming.The title reflects the artist’s core belief that "uncertainty is my certainty." Rejecting absolute truths, Vieira da Silva invites the viewer into a space of relativity. Her compositions are deeply rooted in memory, echoing the sensory impressions of her childhood in Lisbon—most notably the diamond-patterned cobblestone streets (calçada)—reinterpreted through the lens of her experience as an immigrant in post-war Paris.
A central figure of the Art Informel movement, Vieira da Silva developed a highly personal style that defied categorization. While influenced by the spatial explorations of the Sienese School and masters like Paolo Uccello and Cézanne, she forged a path centered on the exploration of space and rhythm. Maria Helena Vieira da Silva’s work has been exhibited worldwide and is held in major museums and private collections including the MoMA and Guggenheim in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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